Definition of Genus Cetonia

1. Noun. A genus of Cetoniidae.

Exact synonyms: Cetonia
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Cetoniidae, Subfamily Cetoniidae
Member holonyms: Cetonia Aurata, Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cetonia

genus Ceratozamia
genus Cercidiphyllum
genus Cercidium
genus Cercis
genus Cercocebus
genus Cercopithecus
genus Cercospora
genus Cercosporella
genus Cereus
genus Certhia
genus Cervus
genus Ceryle
genus Cestrum
genus Cestum
genus Ceterach
genus Cetonia (current term)
genus Cetorhinus
genus Cetraria
genus Chaenactis
genus Chaenomeles
genus Chaenopsis
genus Chaetodipterus
genus Chaetodon
genus Chalcis
genus Chalcostigma
genus Chamaea
genus Chamaecrista
genus Chamaecyparis
genus Chamaecytisus
genus Chamaedaphne

Literary usage of Genus Cetonia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1839)
"... the sub-sections of the sections of the sub-genus Cetonia are of very varied character ; for instance, the sub-sections of the section Typica; ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1832)
"This division comprehends the genus CETONIA of Fabricius, The species excepted which belong to the preceding sub- genus, and to that of ..."

3. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1866)
"... out to admit the fore part of the latter, which is rounded ; this character is also observed in the genus Cetonia and ..."

4. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus Cetonia—Flower-Beetles — has the form oblong oval, lower jaws soft on the inside, and often provided with a flat brush of hairs, ..."

5. An Historical and Descriptive Account of British America: Comprehending by Hugh Murray (1839)
"The type of the genus is Melolontha linearis of Herbst. D. virescens and testacea occur in Canada. The magnificent genus Cetonia, ..."

6. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1872)
"The genus Cetonia—Flower-Beetles — has the form oblong oval, lower jaws soft on the inside, and often pro- \'ided with a flat brush of hairs, ..."

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